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How much water does a sponge need to pump to filter out 1 ounce of food?
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What does a pore do in a sponge?
The pores in a sponge are used to filter the water, and while doing that they collect food to eat
The way a sponge obtains food is similar to which of the following?
They are filter feeders. They filter water through they're pores and extract the particles from the water.
How does the orange puffball sponge eat?
The surface of the orange puffball sponge is covered with small pores that filter small particles of food from the water that passes through them. Each sponge has flagella that help move the water through the sponge.
What is the body of a sponge covered in with many small?
The body of a sponge is covered in tiny openings called pores. These pores allow water to flow in and out of the sponge, which helps the sponge filter out food particles and oxygen from the surrounding water.
Why are sponges called filter feeders?
Yes! A sponge is a filter feeder that feeds on small particles in the water.
How can a sea sponge get its food?
The sponges are filter feeders, that means the surronding sea water circulate throught the canal system they have and the absorb the organic matter the water carries as their food.
What type of food does a redbeard sponge eat?
filter feeds
What do sponge fish eat?
There is no fish called the sponge fish, though some fish eat sponges. Sponges themselves eat food such as plankton that they filter from the water around them.
How does a sponge get energy?
a sea sponge uses energy when mating and filtering food :)
How does sponges get oxygen?
A sponge obtains food and oxygen by using its cells to filter the food and oxygen particles from the water around it. It can also filter in bacteria and algae. The filtered water also helps to carry away a sponges waste. A sponge is sessile, or usually attached to one place for its whole life, luckily the current continusly moves the water so that it is always clean around the sponge. I hope I have amnaged to help you. Good luck! =)
What food does a sponge eat?
Typically, sponges feed on bacteria which they filter out of the water. They have special cells with whip-like flagella. The beating of the flagella creates a current of water into the sponge, carrying bacteria, which they filter out. A sponge can pass up to 20 000 times its own volume in water through its body in 24 hours. See link below for more information. ther usually filter feed
How do sponges obtain their food and water?
They filter feed. This means that water flows through the pores in their bodies and special cells with hairs strain the water and keep tiny food particles for the sponge to digest.
